Apparatus for capping and controlling level of fluid in flexible containers or bottles
OwnerHenry H. Franzinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for capping a flexible container having a predetermined amount of fluid therein wherein a member is provided for engaging and compressing an area of said flexible container during the capping operation. The member, in compressing said container, causes the liquid to be raised or elevated in the container and held closer to the top thereof while the cap or closure is being tightened upon the container. The seal of the cap or closure member is such that air cannot reenter the container and the liquid will remain at the elevated position within the container.
Claims3
In a cap applying apparatus embodying a conveyor for delivering a plurality of flexible empty containers to a rotary turret and for receiving from said turret a plurality of containers having a predetermined amount of fluid therein, a first station for delivering and loosely positioning caps or closures upon said containers, a second station spaced from said first station for tightening said caps or closures upon said containers, a discharge member positioned between said conveyor and turret for engaging said fluid filled containers and moving them from said turret through both of said stations and onto said conveyor, a disc member associated with said discharge member for engaging a fluid filled container and compressing a surface thereof to raise the level of the fluid therein as said container is moved from the turret through the first and second stations and onto the conveyor by said discharge member, said first station having a cap or closure guide member for engaging each cap or closure to position same upon said container as said container is being moved to said second station by said discharge member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.